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Rise Up
Tonight, the Atlanta Falcons will play in the second Super Bowl in the team's history and go for their first championship. As they stand on the precipice of this historic moment, I think ti's important to realize that as critical as fans can be, we should sometimes turn our critiques towards ourselves, and admit when we were wrong.
Last season, when Matt Ryan was totally off his game, I lamented that he had peaked and that he would never be more than a solid, unremakrable quarterback. Last night, he won the MVP and deservedly so. He's been lights out. His growth this season has also highlighted how he reached where he has come now. He wasn't a leader in the early days of the team as he let veterans take on that role. Now he's finally stepped up, taken that leadership role, and it's paid huge dividends.
I also said last season that Kyle Shanahan was the root of the team's offensive woes, and that it was insane to keep him around. But as it turns out, Ryan and Shanahan just needed a season and some long talks to get on the same page. Combined with the right personnel and Ryan understanding this new system, the Falcons offensive has been outstanding. I'll be bummed to see him leave to go coach the 49ers, and I hope that his replacement is as good at play-calling and working within the scheme that has given the Falcons unprecedented success.
After the Falcons imploded after last year's 5-0 start, I wondered if this was the same old team. I couldn't contain my fury after the home loss to the Chargers, crying out on Twitter how this was the same old team and that they couldn't go the distance.
Yes, some things broke the Falcons way. When Julio Jones got injured, we had two of the easiest teams up on the schedule. The Seahawks lost the #2 seed, which made room for the Falcons to get a bye week and have home field advantage throughout the playoffs after the Cowboys lost to the Packers. But those are ultimately just opportunities, and the Falcons made the most of them. Even without Julio, the Falcons dominated the Niners and the Rams. They didn't play down to their opponent. They destroyed them. When it came to home field advantage, they didn't just squeak by the Seahawks and Packers. They won in decisive fashion.
I became a Falcons fan at the beginning of the Mike Smith era, which conditioned us to experience games the following way:
- First 2 quarters: The Falcons are doing great!
- 3rd quarter: Everything goes to hell.
- 4th quarter: Can Matt Ryan pull out a last-second win?
It's become clear that the problem was both coaching and personnel, and that both have been remedied thanks to Dan Quinn's clear vision on what kind of team he wanted.
I don't know if the Falcons will win the Super Bowl. I think they have a real shot to do so. But either way, I'm sorry I doubted them, and I'm grateful for this amazing season.
Rise up.
On 2016
As 2016 winds to a close, a common refrain on the Internet has been to blame the year for all of our misfortune. John Oliver even did a bit on how terrible this year was. And it was a bad year. Any year in which Donald Trump is elected President is automatically a bad year. And that's before you take into account horrible events that happened around the world.
But then 2016 became the refrain any time a beloved celebrity died. To be fair, we definitely lost some heavyweights this year. And people should absolutely be allowed to mourn the loss of the artists who enriched their lives. But to rail against a calendar year as if it were cursed is just ridiculous, and it's a little dangerous.
This notion that years are acting for us or against us helps to create a narrative and a common antagonist, but it's the wrong antagonist and the wrong narrative because where does it end? I have some bad news: more celebrities are probably going to die in 2017. And in 2018. And so on and so forth. An actor or musician or someone who you've never met but greatly influenced your life is going to die at some point. Rather than respecting them as an individual who lives and dies like everyone else is more important than railing against a year.
Some people did have truly bad 2016s, but I'm willing to be those people suffered personal losses of some kind. And here's the thing: personal losses can happen in any year. We hope that they don't and we do our best to avoid them, but sometimes there's nothing to be done, and tweeting "Because 2016″ doesn't make anything better.
That's not to say you shouldn't work to make 2017 better than 2016. You absolutely should. Don't accept that resolutions were made to be broken. Find a path to improving your life and work on it. That's something you can control. That's something where, if you've worked hard, you can look back at the end of 2017 and be proud of your accomplishment. But if your metric of a year's success is something you can't control–like, say, which celebrities live and die–then you're probably going to be futilely tweeting, "Screw you, 2017," as if the universe cares about your feelings.
2016 was rough. Don't want 2017 to be the same? Recognize the things that are out of your control and fight like hell to make a difference where you can.
You Can Care About More Than One Thing (And You're Going to Have To)
So liberal Twitter today got into an internecine spat about Trump's comments over Mike Pence being politely addressed by the cast at last night's showing of Hamilton. Pence was booed by the audience, and then after the show, actor Brandon Dixon addressed the VP-Elect in a serious but respectful manner. The following morning, Trump, incensed that anyone would chastise a powerful white guy, said the cast was rude and that they should apologize. It was Trump being Trump, but it was worth noting his hypocrisy, weakness, and inability to let any slight go by unnoticed.
Or was it? There was then a counter uproar saying that people who cared about the Hamilton incident were being distracted from the Trump University fraud settlement and that Trump is getting richer by having foreign diplomats stay in his Washington, D.C. hotel. Trump was using social media as a distraction so people wouldn't call him on settling the Trump U scandal even after he had previously promised he would never settle (Trump lied! It's true!).
So we have liberals chastising liberals over the proper way to respond to which scandals, and saying that this is Trump's genius strategy: throw so many problems at people that they can't focus, and he can get away with everything. There are just a few problems with this.
1) If "Trump Wins by Being on Twitter" was true, then why did his staff force him off of it in the final weeks of the campaign? "Aides to Mr. Trump have finally wrested away the Twitter account that he used to colorfully — and often counterproductively — savage his rivals," wrote the New York Times on November 6th. The more Trump opens his mouth, the more opportunities people have to attack him, and during the campaign, his aides were smart enough to realize that if he could just shut the fuck up for more than two weeks, the news cycle would consume Hillary Clinton. (This, by the way, is not the sole reason Clinton lost)
2) Trump may have a lot of issues, but it's not your place to tell people what they can and can't care about. People are scared and hurting right now, and trying to police that outrage is sanctimonious and counter-productive. Let's go back to the campaign, and assume that if all liberals had just focused on one issue to the neglect of all others, then Trump would have lost. So what issue should it have been? His sexist comments? His racist comments? His lack of political experience? His dealings with Russia? The Trump University fraud? Who gets to decide what's important to everyone? Do you want to be the one who tells a woman who was sexually assaulted, "Hey, it's rough, but we've got to keep the focus on his ties to Russia." Do you want to tell the Muslim man, "I know he wants to criminalize being Muslim, but we can only care about his sexual assault charges."
Trump does pose a unique problem in that he is a non-stop (to borrow one of his few and favorite words) disaster. It is difficult to pin him down to any one thing, but that makes it more important for all of us to care about all of it. And I know that's exhausting. I know that in the last 10 days, it's been nightmarish, and it's not going to get any easier. Life is going to be hard, and it's going to suck for a while, but telling people what they can and can't care about isn't a solution. Every day is going to be a struggle, and there's no saying, "You are only allowed to care about these things." It's incumbent on all of us to hold Trump and his administration accountable 24/7. If that means today we rail against him for chastising artists, wiggling out of a fraud trial, filling his cabinet with racists, and profiting off foreign diplomats staying at his hotel, then that's what the day calls for. It's not going to be easy, it's not going to be fun, and there is no alternative.
2016 Oscar Predictions
Best Picture
Will Win: Spotlight
Should Win: Spotlight
Best Director
Will Win: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Should Win: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Actor
Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Should Win: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Best Actress
Will Win: Brie Larson, Room
Should Win: Charolette Rampling, 45 Years
Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Should Win: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Should Win: Rooney Mara, Carol
Best Animated Feature
Will Win: Inside Out
Should Win: Anomalisa
Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: Spotlight
Should Win: Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: The Big Short
Should Win: The Big Short
Best Documentary Feature
Will Win: Amy
Should Win: The Look of Silence
Best Foreign Language Film
Will Win: Son of Saul
Best Cinematography
Will Win: The Revenant
Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Costume Design
Will Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Film Editing
Will Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Should Win: The Big Short
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Will Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Music
Will Win: The Hateful Eight
Should Win: The Hateful Eight
Best Original Song
Will Win: The Hunting Ground
Best Production Design
Will Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound Editing
Will Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound Mixing
Will Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Visual Effects
Will Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Animated Short
Will Win: Sanjay's Super Team
Should Win: World of Tomorrow
Best Short Film
Will Win: Stutterer
Best Documentary Short Subject
Will Win: Body Team 12
2015 Oscar Predictions
For the record, here are my predictions for the 87th Academy Awards:
Best Picture
Will Win: Birdman
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Director
Will Win: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman
Should Win: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Best Actor
Will Win: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Should Win: Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Best Actress
Will Win: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Should Win: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Best Supporting Actor
Will Win: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Should Win: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress
Will Win: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Should Win: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Best Animated Feature
Will Win: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Should Win: The Boxtrolls
Best Original Screenplay
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Win: The Imitation Game
Should Win: Inherent Vice
Best Documentary Feature
Will Win: CitizenFour
Best Foreign Language Film
Will Win: Ida
Best Cinematography
Will Win: Birdman
Should Win: Ida
Best Costume Design
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Film Editing
Will Win: Boyhood
Should Win: Boyhood
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Music
Will Win: The Theory of Everything
Should Win: The Imitation Game
Best Original Song
Will Win: Selma
Should Win: The LEGO Movie
Best Production Design
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Sound Editing
Will Win: American Sniper
Should Win: Interstellar
Best Sound Mixing
Will Win: Whiplash
Should Win: Whiplash
Best Visual Effects
Will Win: Interstellar
Should Win: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Best Animated Short
Will Win: Feast
Should Win: Feast
Best Short Film
Will Win: The Phone Call
Best Documentary Short Subject
Will Win: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
The Darkness of Despair
Why is a black life worth less than a white life in America? Or rather, why is that still the case in America after hundreds of years?
The refusal to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Mike Brown and the refusal to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner—and remember, an indictment is only the decision to make a case to go to trial, not a conviction—is shameful, and it's not an aberration in American society. It's just the latest outrage, except outrage might not be the right word. How outraged can we be if we vent in a series of tweets? How large can an injustice be if you can sum it up in a 140 characters or less or in a Facebook post? And I'll admit: a blog post is poor solace as well.
We have all reached the point of helplessness, and we're crying out because we have no idea how to change our current situation, or, perhaps more depressingly, we don't want to. What's our motivation if we feel we've reached catharsis with something we can type out on our phones while we're in line at the store? With all the deaths of black people gunned down by cops, shouldn't we have been motivated by now?
This is not a recent development. This is the lives of black people in America from the moment we dragged them here and enslaved them. And when they were free from slavery, they were segregated and killed with impunity by angry mobs. And when segregation was struck down, they were economically segregated and imprisoned.
The latest development is the most insidious because there's no clear villain. There's no plantation owner. There's no George Wallace. People in prominent positions of power aren't being openly racist. They simply allow racism to exist because reforming the prison system or cracking down on crime might make you look soft and there for unelectable, and that only by punishing the black people can the world be safe. And if you're white, you are already absolutely safe from institutionalized discrimination.
If Officer Wilson or Officer Pantaleo killed a little white girl, they would quite simply be dead. The grand jury would indict in less than 10 seconds, and they would be convicted of first degree murder in less than 20. Meanwhile, police can shoot a little black kid who was playing with a toy gun because fear and itchy trigger fingers qualify as justified self-defense. Of course, they would never kill a little white girl, because they're not threatening. Black people, in particular black men, are inherently threatening because that's how they're depicted in the media.
And I don't know how you undo fear, and I certainly don't know how you do it in the 21st century when whining on the Internet stands in for actual protest. Watching Selma a couple weeks ago, I was reminded that people had to physically organize, go outside, and then accept that they would probably have the shit kicked out of them regardless of race because they had the audacity to try and exercise their right to vote. It helped that there were clear battle lines, and now that those lines are gone, people seem to be lost at how to fight this battle.
We know right from wrong, but we don't know how to right this wrong. Our African-American President says we should put cameras on police vests. It's a practical solution, but also one that in no way addresses the core problem of racism in America (I believe Obama's best service to the African-American community is to be a source of inspiration, because he certainly hasn't done anything tangible for them even though they pretty much voted for him unanimously). Racism has become engrained into a far more difficult sphere—poverty. How do you solve poverty? How do you stop prejudice in our judicial system? There are huge socioeconomic factors at play, and they're difficult to unwrap. It's telling that we're looking to entertainers like Chris Rock and Jon Stewart to provide solace because there's no one in actual power who can change anything, and we've directed our energy towards brief reprieves of commiserating on the Internet.
I'm no better. I'm shouting into the void because I'm confused, lazy, upset, and deflated. This is a blog post on a blog nobody reads. I look at the sad cases of Mike Brown and Eric Garner and every other black man who is gunned down by cops for the crime of being a black man, and I feel awful not only because people are getting away with murder, but because I feel powerless to stop it. I see people going out and protesting, but what are their protests seeking to change? Slavery is abolished. Segregation is gone. What do we have other than feeling guilty, words on a screen, and then going about our business because deep down we feel that there's no way to fix this problem? And if there is a long-term solution, I doubt it will come from blogs, tweets, and posts. It's not enough, but after 400 years of how America has treated people of color, I don't know if we'll ever be able to do enough other than be ashamed.
Go, Braves
Being a sports fan is so dumb. You get invested watching millionaires play a game, and forget that billionaires profit from it. You just see it play-by-play, game-by-game, season-by-season. And then you cheer anyway because home runs, touchdowns, slam dunks, and goals are exciting. It's appeals to the lizard brain, and I fully admit it.
I write that preface to acknowledge that it's somewhat silly to complain about the Braves. I'm not a sports expert. I have an emotional connection to the team since they hit their hot streak when I was growing up, but I can't tell you everyone who ever played for them or even what certain stats mean (I've had slugging explained to me more than once, and I still don't understand it).
But I love listening to the Braves on the radio. It's what helps define my summer. It passes the time. Watching them on TV isn't so bad either. I rarely attend games because it's expensive, more time-consuming, and scheduling conflicts mean it's hard to find someone to go with.
However, I didn't let those obstacles stop me from going to tonight's game. I hadn't seen the Braves play at all this season, and the game would be followed by Weezer, whom I'd never seen in concert. It was win-win, at least until the Braves lost, at which point it became win-loss-win.
I wasn't surprised that the Braves lost. I recently read an article where a Falcons fan described the team thusly: "They are bad at being good." It's a sentiment that could also apply to the Braves and to a lesser extent the Hawks. Even when the Braves were in first place, they didn't seem remarkable. When our pitching dominated in April to save our crappy offense, it felt like a stroke of good luck rather than a formidable team. After all, we go through starting pitchers like toothpicks.
Eventually, the flaws became obvious, insurmountable, and after tonight, the Braves will be five games back in the division without only about six weeks left to play. Theoretically, they could claw their way back, but after watching tonight's game, I'd be surprised if they put in the effort.
Tonight I learned that what the radio doesn't tell you and what the radio doesn't show you are details. Radio and TV is made of highlights. The little moments can be far more telling, and during tonight's Braves game, I saw a team absolutely devoid of hustle. I know "hustle" is a word sports pundits like to throw away to lazily describe intangibles, but I think it fits the play I saw tonight. Throughout the game, the Braves' defense refused to scrap for the ball. They lackidazically ran for balls, and refused to dive, sprint, or slide to try and make the out. Instead, they were content to just make sure the ball didn't get behind them. They played conservatively and like they would get extra points if they didn't get their uniforms dirty.
It's dumb that I should feel like I want them to win more than they do. But a sense of lethargy pervaded the entire game. No one was enthused about Mike Minor's pitching (he was fine tonight; his defense let him down); no one expects anything from this weak offense; and now there's nothing going on in the field. The team exists.
When I looked at the upper deck of tonight's game, it was pretty packed. It was packed with fans who found a way to get relatively cheap Weezer tickets, and the ballgame was a bonus. I can't say I blame them. At least Weezer is willing to put on a show.
In Memory of Robin Williams
I've become a fan of many actors and actresses over the years, but Robin Williams was the first.
Williams was moving into a new stage in his career when I became a fan, but I didn't know that. I knew him as Mork from Ork because Mork & Mindy played on Nick at Nite at 8:30pm, and I was allowed to stay up that late. And then I knew him from Mrs. Doubtfire and the voice of Genie and then Peter Pan. He was making movies for my demographic, and he was making me laugh. I didn't know about his stand-up comedy or the rainbow suspenders or his drug addiction or his Oscar nominations or that he had more hair than a werewolf. He was warm and funny and willing to be goofy. He was a live-action cartoon but never felt false.
Then I got older, and naturally that came with being more critical. Not everything Robin Williams did was genius. He followed his Oscar-winning role in Good Will Hunting with a string of cloying pictures that all flopped. He was trying too hard. And then he took his career in a new direction by being dark. And then he became harder to pin down. He moved to supporting roles or family comedies and played a string of forgettable parts except for one.
There are many powerful performances in Williams' career. Ranking them would be a disservice and a fruitless endeavor. But when I learned of his death earlier tonight, and after the initial shock followed by the deep sorrow–a sorrow I feel now and one that compels me to write this–I started thinking of his performances, and the one that rushed to the front of my mind was World's Greatest Dad.
Being the critical snob that I am, I had managed to pigeonhole Robbins' career, file it away, and be proud of myself that I had so quickly summed up his talents and abilities. He was no longer my idol; he was my subject. And in my summation, he was an actor who was at his best when he thought no one was watching. Sure, he had inspired people with touchy-feely stuff, but FUCK THAT. That's not serious. No, he was a real actor when he was in World's Greatest Dad because he knew it would never go mainstream. He was free and in that freedom he gave a performance that tapped into his biting comedy and his raw emotions like no other picture.
Of course, I was (and am) an idiot. I just watched The Fisher King for the first time tonight, and I see the same kind of amazing performance. It's incredibly funny and painfully moving. I thought I had outgrown Robin Williams, and it turns out I still don't know shit.
I'm not going to pretend he was the greatest actor of his generation of every one of his films was a gem, and as World's Greatest Dad teaches us, honesty is a greater virtue than cloying sentiment. Emotions have to be earned, not manufactured. Time and again, Williams earned those emotions, and I'm sorry I wrote him off. And I'm even sorrier that I'll never have the opportunity to tell him how much his comedy influenced me and what it meant to me.
He meant so much to millions of people, and yet it appears that his depression was so overwhelming that he couldn't recognize such widespread acclaim. If you need proof that depression is a disease, look no further. Robin Williams was revered worldwide by millions of fans not to mention loved by family and friends. Depression doesn't care. What's most insidious about depression is that it puts you in a box where everything beautiful disappears, and all that remains is despair.
And I'm sure there will be those who suffer from depression, and as that depression sinks its fangs in deeper, it will distort reality and cause the victim to say, "Robin Williams was loved by millions and a huge success! If he can't survive depression, what hope do I have?" That's what depression does. It changes reality to where everything is inescapable pain and suffering.
I'm so sorry Williams saw no escape. I'm even sorrier for those closest to him. My pain seems trivial in comparison to those who lost a man who, by all the anecdotes I'm reading, was a lovely human being. Perhaps he felt their lives would be better off without him or that even the world would be better off without him. They're not. We're not. We miss you terribly, Mr. Williams.
If you suffer from depression, please, please, please find help. Don't be ashamed to tell your loved ones. They love you and they want to help you. If you feel uncomfortable talking to them, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. Even if you're not feeling suicidal, they will still talk to you. They want to help you. And for the long haul, please find a doctor. It may take time to find the right medication, but once you find it, it will make you feel better.
I don't have all the answers, but I swear to you there are answers. Suicide is never one of them.
Bracing Myself
Today, I got my braces off. The total amount of time I've worn braces in my life amounts to about 6 1/2 years.
Plenty of kids get braces. It's almost a right of passage. Your baby teeth fall out, you accrue $20-$100 depending on the Tooth Fairy's generosity (and her inability to determine the fair market value of teeth), and the new chompers come in crooked. But not to worry! Someone is going to jam metal in your mouth (and maybe even outside your mouth if you were sentenced to wear headgear and be a social pariah) and give you a nice smile at the end. People who have perfect smiles are 78% more likely to have rich, fulfilling lives according to a stat I just made up.
While nice smiles are all well and good, orthodontics can also correct real medical issues. That's why I needed them.
But back on September 10, 1997, I didn't know that. Other things I didn't know: my hair would fall out; my Magic: The Gathering cards would never gain value; and Third Eye Blind is not a good band. On September 10, 1997, I was a plucky kid who was ready to get my braces on because that's what kids do. They get the braces, they get the straight teeth, then they get the money, then they get the power, then they get the women.
My orthodontist at the time was Dr. Bougas, pronounced, "Boug-hass". But to a 13-year-old kid, it was funny to call him "Dr. Bogus" because I'm sure he had never been subject to that mispronunciation in his life. I was hitting comic gold.
I assume there must be a medical code of ethics where you're supposed to inform the patient as quickly as possible that that their lower jaw is still growing and the braces have been put on too early. I have complete certainty that Dr. Bougas was 100% ethical, and that these things just happen. But somewhere in the back of my mind, I'll always wonder…"Did you really want to lob petty insults at the person handling your medical care?" To put it another way: Were I in his position, I would have said, "That'll teach the little bastard." We can all be grateful I did not go into the medical profession.
On February 2, 2000 the braces come off. There are retainers and plastic mouthguards, but neither can fend off the inevitable. My lower jaw is still growing, the teeth are still moving, 2 1/2 years down the drain.
We cut ahead to August 23, 2004. I'm now a college student, and as you can see by the picture below, a college student who has discovered a potent combination of fast food and sadness (also, I swear to God I am not high in the photo). But the jaw has finished growing, the underbite is in full effect, and now it's time to correct the bite. The key is surgery. The braces go on, the surgery happens, the braces stay on, and voila! Straight teeth (I may have glossed over the amount of technical precision and medical knowledge involved in this process).
My orthodontist is now Dr. Mary Lynn Crews. Allow me to take a moment to say that Dr. Crews is one of the nicest people I have ever met. There are plenty of friendly doctors, but Dr. Crews is like sunshine in human form. If more people were like Dr. Crews, the world would be a better place. I honestly believe that. Also, more people would have great smiles.
So we have a gameplan: braces go on, surgery happens, braces come off, life is better. And it will all work out because while oral surgery is expensive, my family has medical insurance. As all know, medical insurers have never dicked over anyone. They are above reproach.
As we start coming to the oral surgery, we finally meet with the oral surgeon (Dr. Crews provided the referral). For this story, he shall go nameless, but it seems like all is well. He approves of Dr. Crews' work, and surgery is a go…until it isn't.
The insurance company said they were going to pay for it and then they said, "Yeah, we're not going to pay for it. We said we would, but now we're not, because we're insurance, and we hate you. Thanks for paying for your braces. Again. Money well spent."
The braces stay on to do what they can, but it's futile. They can only do so much, and they come off on January 3, 2007. And this is where I get the warning. Yes, it's possible that the lack of surgery may not have any long term repercussions. However, it's also possible that later in life it may cause serious medical problems.
In 2011, I'm at the gym. I'm on the arc trainer, doing my morning work out, and I feel a strain in the side of my neck. It's weird because I don't lift weights or do anything that would cause that kind of strain. The only thing I could do would be talking with my crooked underbite that turns out to be pulling on a rope of muscle. Now the "repercussion" is happening, and while it's not intense or incredibly painful, I fear it's a harbinger of those serious medical problems.
Since I have no plans to cease talking (I quite enjoy it and everything I say is deep and insightful), the braces need to happen. We need to take this to the end of the line. I have new insurance. And this time I have a plan (cue action movie score). I figure that the problem last time was that the oral surgeon wasn't involved from the beginning, so that when the insurance came around to double check, he was somewhat indifferent. I had only met with him once, so there was no real reason or even much independent evidence to back up my case. This is conjecture, but I believe he was the weak link.
Now I go to Dr. Bankston because he's on my insurance plan. He's also super nice (not as nice as Dr. Crews, but few are; again—sunshine in human form), and after doing his own measurements, he concurs that surgery is medically necessary and not purely cosmetic.
But there's a twist because with insurance companies there's always a twist. They're like the M. Night Shyamalan of businesses. In order to show how serious I am about getting the surgery, I need to put the braces on before the surgery is approved. That's like saying, "I'm going to jump off this building and then you'll see how serious I am about that net." But I need to jump, and unlike the last two times, I'm putting my own money on the table. My parents are still contributing to the monthly payments, but now I'm paying for it too.
For those who were lucky enough to never need braces: don't share this fact with anyone. No one wants to hear it. However, you may be wondering, "What's it like to get braces? What fun did I miss out on?"
First, I am surprised at both the advancements and stagnations in the field of orthodontics. For example, before I even got my braces on, I was offered a choice between metal ones which were less likely to break and more likely to work faster, and clear plastic brackets, which weren't as good but were also slightly less noticeable.
I chose good, old-fashioned metal because there's no hiding you're an adult with braces. No one is going to do a double-take when there's a metal wire across your teeth. There's also no forgetting you have braces. Every time you show up in that office, you're well aware you're the only patient in the room who doesn't need a slip explaining why you were absent from social studies.
You're also aware of how much time has passed and how far technology has come in only 15 years. Dr. Crews took over the office from Dr. Bougas, so I'd been going to the same building since 1997. There were no major renovations. The office never felt dated even though it didn't really change. But where 13-year-old me had to wait patiently and observe the world, 27-year-old me could use a tiny computer to quickly access the Internet. It didn't make me feel old as much as it made me remember that we live in the future, and perhaps we should be slightly more patient when waiting for webpages to load.
With this kind of remarkable advancement in technology, surely orthodontics had followed suit. How had we only come as far as plastic brackets (Invisaline wouldn't have worked for me)? We now had lasers to fix people's eyes; where were the lasers to fix our teeth? I live in the 21st century, and I demand laser teeth. Unfortunately, laser teeth technology is still a pipe dream (in only my pipes and only my dreams), so we're back to the old ways. The metal ways.
But before I can get to the metal, I have to explain "spacers". If you ever had braces, you probably know about spacers, which are the most painful part of the procedure (assuming you don't have surgery). Here's the thinking behind spacers: "Your teeth are fucked up, but we need to fuck them up a little more in order to fix them." (I know orthodontists don't talk like this; orthodontists should talk like this; cursing makes you coooool) Tiny bits of plastics are jammed between your teeth to make space for the metal bands that will encircle those teeth. You won't be able to eat anything for about five days because it will be incredibly painful. Welcome to braces!
Once they're done with the spacers, the braces go on. The third and final go-round for me began on April 11, 2012. Metal bands are placed around the back teeth (this time, the orthodontic procedure began after I'd had my wisdom teeth removed by Dr. Bankston), brackets are cemented on to the teeth, and then they're all connected with a wire that will be tightened in order to move the teeth closer together. I find it fascinating to think that some engineering and medical genius figured out that this would straighten people's teeth. I also applaud the enterprising patients who overcame their horror at having this done to them.
When you get your braces on, you're given a list of foods you can't eat. This list greatly upset me when I was 13, but over the years, I learned it was more like guidelines. For instance, the list says that toasted bagels are forbidden. I assume this landed on the list because some idiot kid bit into a burnt-to-a-crisp, stale-as-hell everything bagel and broke all his brackets and got seeds stuck inside his bands. Potato chips are also not allowed, and again, I'm sure somewhere down the line some patient messed up his orthodontics, blamed a bag of Doritos, and on the list it went.
After having braces for over six years, I will now tell you the foods that you really should not eat:
- Popcorn: Popcorn is dangerous because if one kernel slips behind your metal band, you're going to be in a lot of pain, and there's no way to get it out until the orthodontist can take off the band.
- Chewing Gum: Technically not a food, but you can't have it. Chewing gum will get wrapped around your braces.
- Starbursts, Now and Laters, Taffy: They're chewy enough to possibly pull off a bracket. However, gummi snacks like Sour Patch Kids are not. This demands a scientific study regarding candy elasticity.
And then there are foods you'd just be dumb to eat like uncut apples and corn-on-the-cob. You can do it, and then you can employ this bad-boy for the next half-hour:
It's a tiny pipe cleaner and you'll need it no matter what. Oddly enough, I don't remember ever needing one until my third time with braces. But whether you're eating bread, chicken, fish, or pretty much anything, you need the pipe cleaner and/or some serious tongue maneuvering/skillful suction. It's not anywhere close to as sexy as it sounds and it didn't sound that sexy to begin with. Yeah, it's kind of gross. Read on to hear about my surgery!
Dr. Bankston does his due diligence, takes tons of photos and x-rays, submits them to the insurance company, they sign off, and we're a go for April 19, 2013. To this point, I had never had surgery. I had never broken a bone or needed stitches. While I would agree that I'm very lucky, I would also point out that one's risk of injury significantly decreases when you stay indoors and sit on a couch or at a computer (safety first, kids!). Now I would be getting stitches and a broken bone as an incision would be made high on my upper gums (you can't even see the scar today) and my upper jaw would be moved forward.
Following the surgery, I had to stay in the hospital overnight with a bag of ice around my face, and then I spent about ten days recovering by staying bed, popping an occasional painkiller, eating pudding, and watching movies. How I ever made it through this ordeal, I'll never know.
Then I had to wear a splint for about a month on my upper teeth, which prevented me from eating anything but soft foods, which gets very old, very quickly. I have come to despise oatmeal. However, pudding is still great. I lost ten pounds on the pudding diet! (I eventually gained it back)
When the splint did come off, my time with Dr. Bankston came to a close, and I was incredibly grateful for his terrific work (it also helped that he and Dr. Crews had worked together in the past, so there was almost no miscommunication or friction when it came to coordinating their work). The only strange thing about Dr. Bankston was that all the assistants seemed to refer to the patients as "sweetie". It's like when you go to Chick-fil-A and they say "My pleasure," when you say, "Thank you." It's clearly a policy, but when an assistant who can't be more than five years older than me calls me "sweetie" like she's my grandmother, it's weird. Not off-putting; just weird.
We then continued with the uneventful procedure of finishing up the orthodontics, and here I am with straight teeth, the ability to keep talking, and a newfound, lifelong fear of being punched in the mouth.
If you read all of this, thanks! It probably wasn't the most entertaining read, but getting braces was a big part of my life, and I felt I need to document and share it. It was also my way of saying thanks to my parents who financially and emotionally supported me, and also to the practice of Dr. Mary Lynn Crews. Not only is Dr. Crews great, but so is everyone who works at her practice. If you or anyone you know ever needs orthodontics, go see her. It will be one of the best decisions you've ever made.
And while I'm not big on selfies, I figure this is one worth sharing:
Time to Get out of the Sports Game?
After a one-two punch of the Falcons losing a close game on Monday Night Football and the Braves being eliminated after the normally reliable David Carpenter gave up the lead in the 8th inning, I'm wondering if it's time for me to stop being a sports fan.
I know that's awfully fair-weather of me, and that my attitude is why Atlanta is such a shitty sports town. But at the same time, these are kind of shitty sports teams because they're bad at the worst possible moments. They don't consistently suck. I assume fans with consistently crappy teams just accept them as lovable losers, or get a nice pick-me-up if their team should happen to win. Atlantans aren't so lucky. The Braves and the Falcons have to give the illusion that they could go all the way. They have to give the illusion of a dramatic victory. And then they lose in a spectacular fashion. They lose on the most public stage possible, and the Atlanta fans get crushed.
The teams have been especially vindictive this year. The Braves won the division title for the first time since 2005. I had hope that a younger team might not have the baggage of older Braves teams that could never get past the first round of the playoffs. I was wrong. They were just as terrible. It would be nice to think that they'll mature into a serious ball club, but that's not going to happen. Something breaks in the Atlanta Braves when October comes around. And as for the Falcons, their weaknesses have emerged. After years of scraping by with thrilling victories, they're now on the losing side and proving all their detractors right.
Detractors have plenty to crow about, and they're not wrong. But as I tweeted both games tonight, I didn't like myself. I felt like an absolute bastard who was clogging up people's Twitter feeds with my negativity. A good sports fan is never resigned to failure. They hold on to hope until the last possible minute. They're indefatigable. I thought I was a good sports fan, but I was wrong. And if I'm going to behave like I did tonight, then I shouldn't get to call myself a Braves fan or a Falcons fan. I'm a spectator. I can cheer, and I can boo, but I can't say I'm a fan. I'm as much to blame as the teams I've failed to support.


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Home Exercise Program for older adults with early stage knee osteoarthritis
Implementation through local GP referrals
Set of flexible pre-determined criteria
A recent diagnosis of early knee OA
Aged between 45-65
Able to independently participate in a dynamic 45 minute exercise class
The PAR-Q+ survey assisted with suitability for exercise
Recommendations for Future Implementation
Clear, concise instructions and education on the exercises
Use of outcome measures
FITT-VP principles
Safety instructions – pacing and intensity advice.
Progressions and regressions for all exercises
Address barriers and facilitators to assist with continuation of program
What is Osteoarthritis (OA)?
Gradual articular cartilage degeneration of joints
No single cause
Common presentation of pain, crepitus, inflammation and stiffness
Increasing in prevalence due to the ageing population
FITT-VP Principles
Aerobic Component
Exercise Benefits for
Knee OA
Improve lower limb strength
Reduce joint loading
Normalisation of joint mobility
Delay disease progression
Reduce pain and improve physical function
Promote physical and psychosocial well-being
Class Aims
Improving joint mobility and muscle strength surrounding the knee
Exercises are safe and easy to complete at home
Incorporated into daily living
No equipment required
Exercises demonstrated by qualified physiotherapists
Progressions and regressions provided for all exercises
45 minute duration
Key Components
Outcome Measures
Borg Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) Scale
Visual Analogue Scale
Class Evaluation
Reflection and Appraisal
Not individualized
Participants must be independently mobile, working and currently active.
Independent HEP
Outcome measures only assessed after 4 weeks
A. De Silva, T. Hall, L. Pearson, S. Starkey, T. Theoharidis & M. Yeoman
Warm Up Component
Cool Down/Flexibility Component
Strengthening Component
Knee Injury & OA Outcome Score (KOOS)
Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale – 8 item (ASES-8)
Physiotherapy Outpatient Survey (POPS)
12, 13
Warm up (5 minutes)
Aerobic (20 minutes)
Lower limb strengthening (15 minutes)
Cool down/flexibility (5 minutes)
Delay progression of OA
Prevent the need for surgical intervention
Optimize self-management of OA
Educational resources and pain management
Reduce health care costs & hospital presentations
Enhance psychosocial well-being
Improve quality of life and community access
Use of validated, reliable outcome measures
HEP can be completed independently with no additional equipment required
Promotes long-term self-management
Designed from evidence-based practice
Target independence and mobility levels
Improves physical and psychosocial well-being
HEP promotes long-term adherence
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Current Rheumatology Reports, 16
(10), 451
[2] Fransen, M., McConnell, S., Harmer, A.R., Van Der Esch, M., Simic, M., & Bennell, K.L. (2015). Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee: A Cochrane systematic review.
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(24), 1554-1557
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Box offers a cloud-storage and file-sharing application for businesses of all sizes. "Box helps companies work better with their employees, customers and partners using modern technologies that are cloud- and mobile-based," says Whitney Bouck, general manager of Box's enterprise division.
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- What They Do: Box, a cloud-storage and file-sharing service, lets employees do document-centric collaboration with each other and with outside parties. The Box service can be accessed from computer browsers and mobile apps for all major platforms. Box also provides IT management and security features.
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The company has been enhancing the product's features, gaining footholds abroad, expanding its partner ecosystem and beefing up its data center infrastructure. Its CEO told Bloomberg News that the company may go public next year.
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U.S. publisher Wonder Wheel Publications introduces 'My Heart Sings the Harmony,' collecting more than 100 album reviews, artist interviews and essays by pop music critic Jason Warburg, editor of The Daily Vault (http://www.dailyvault.com). 'My Heart Sings the Harmony' is a love letter to rock and roll—and progressive rock, and power-pop, and jazz, and Americana, and popular music itself—that delivers an overview of the last 60 years of popular music from the perspective of a music writer whose passion for his subject overflows onto the page.
Warburg bridles at the label "critic," though, seeing his role as serving as a "gateway" to the music rather than an arbiter of taste. "My job is to narrate my experience as a listener, to explain how the work was received on my end, which buttons it pushed and which it didn't. Any given review might contain both criticism and praise, but my default setting is positive, not negative. I do what I do because I love music, not criticizing those who make it."
The pages of 'My Heart Sings the Harmony' are populated by artists that range from the iconic—The Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder—to the niche—Ronnie Montrose, the Jayhawks, Fountains of Wayne, Les McCann, Yes—to the relatively unknown. Warburg devotes a chapter plus to his explorations of highly regarded independent artists such as Arms of Kismet, Jill Knight, David Corley, Butchers Blind and Casey Frazier.
Album reviews are interspersed with a series of interviews with artists ranging from well-known names like Jon Anderson (Yes), Ronnie Montrose, Danny Federici (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band), and Jonathan Foreman (Switchfoot) to emerging artists like Greg Spawton (Big Big Train), Chris Cubeta, and Jean-Paul Vest (Last Charge of the Light Horse).
Fellow critics and music publicists are offering advance praise for 'My Heart Sings the Harmony':
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-- Alex Green, editor of 'Stereo Embers' magazine and author of 'Emergency Anthems'
"Jason Warburg is one of the finest music writers out there. 'My Heart Sings the Harmony' demonstrates in a clear, passionate and unpretentious way the process of 'acquiring musical memories'—Warburg is out to celebrate and share what he loves and why. You'll more than likely be re-visiting some albums you may have given short shrift to, or searching for a new artist or album that, as Jason puts it, stops him in his tracks."
-- Bernadette Quigley, music publicist, QuigleyMedia
'My Heart Sings the Harmony' is available in trade paperback and Kindle editions.
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Doc Brown's Revision KS3 Science
PHYSICS Unit 7J Electrical circuits
QUIZ 7J on "Electrical circuits"
What the Quiz is based on - original work schemes - programmes of study
All of KS3 Science is now under review
and the quizzes will be adapted to suit the NEW National Curriculum for KS3 Science
Biology Q's * Chemistry Q's * Physics Q's * Integrated Science Q's
About the unit
In this unit pupils:
• consolidate and extend their ideas about circuits
• use concepts of electric current and energy transfer to explain the working of circuits
• explain patterns in the measurements of current and voltage
• use the concept of resistance qualitatively
• build circuits in which current flow is usefully controlled
• consider the hazards of electricity for humans
In scientific enquiry pupils:
• explore early ideas about electric current
• model current in a variety of ways
• plan safe procedures and recognise hazards
• use ammeters to measure current
Note on the teaching of energy
This unit applies the concept of energy to electrical circuits. In particular, pupils learn that while current is not used up in the circuit, energy is. This work focuses on distinguishing between two abstract concepts: electricity as 'flowing stuff' and electrical energy as something that is identified by input and output effects. Its effects are associated with the brightness of bulbs and its origins in the voltage rating of batteries. There are necessary simplifications in the treatment, as appropriate to this early unit.
This unit is expected to take approximately 8 hours.
Where the unit fits in
This unit uses ideas developed in the key stage 2 programme of study. It builds on ideas introduced in unit 6G 'Changing circuits' and unit 4F 'Circuits and conductors' in the key stage 2 scheme of work.
This unit should precede unit 8J 'Magnets and electromagnets' and unit 9I 'Energy and electricity'.
At the end of this unit
in terms of scientific enquiry
most pupils will: select and use appropriate equipment to investigate circuits which include cells, bulbs and switches; measure current; identify patterns in their results and draw conclusions about series and parallel circuits; describe hazards associated with electricity and how to deal with them
some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: explore circuits using appropriate equipment; identify patterns in their results and use these to describe the behaviour of simple circuits; identify and report on hazards associated with electricity
some pupils will have progressed further and will: plan and carry out a systematic investigation of series and parallel circuits to obtain sufficient evidence to draw conclusions; give examples of the development of scientific ideas about electricity, eg Galvani and Volta on electric current, and explain how electricity can be hazardous to humans
in terms of physical processes
most pupils will: construct a range of working electrical circuits and represent these in circuit diagrams; state that electric current is the same at all points in a series circuit and divides along the branches of a parallel circuit; use a flow model to describe resistance and to distinguish between electric current and energy transfer in a circuit; compare and contrast the advantages of series and parallel circuits in use, eg fuses, ring main
some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: construct simple electrical circuits and represent these diagrammatically; give examples of useful circuits; state safety rules for use of electricity
some pupils will have progressed further and will: relate voltage of cells and batteries qualitatively to energy transfer in circuits; use a flow model to explain the difference between electric current and energy transfer; apply the idea that nerves are electrical conductors to explain electrical hazards
Prior learning
It is helpful if pupils:
• recall that a complete circuit is required for electrical devices to work
• can connect a circuit
• can draw and interpret standard electrical symbols for connection, cell/battery, bulb and switch
Health and safety
Risk assessments are required for any hazardous activity. In this unit pupils:
• test fuses and use high currents (at low voltage)
• must not experiment with mains equipment
Model risk assessments used by most employers for normal science activities can be found in the publications listed in the Teacher's guide. Teachers need to follow these as indicated in the guidance notes for the activities, and consider what modifications are needed for individual classroom situations.
Language for learning
Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly words and phrases relating to:
• circuit components, eg battery, cell, bulb or lamp, connecting wire, switch, power supply, fuse
• electrical concepts, eg current, resistance, energy transfer
Through the activities pupils could:
• collaborate with others to share information and ideas, and solve problems
• identify the main points in each paragraph, distinguishing key points from supporting material
• follow the sequence of actions, processes or ideas being described
• use skimming, scanning, highlighting and note making as appropriate to different texts
Resources include:
• battery-powered appliances, eg torch, motorised toy
• variable resistors or potentiometers, eg dimmer controls
• low-voltage model ring main and/or series lighting array
• steel wool and fuse wire
• water flow model of electrical circuit or alternative model
• secondary sources about the work of Volta and Galvani and about the use of pacemakers and defibrillators
Out-of-school learning
Pupils could:
• talk to adults about the control and safe use of domestic mains appliances, including fuses (caution them not to experiment with mains equipment)
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Three key takeaways
- We have not changed our positioning as a result of recent market volatility. We remain modestly overweight equities relative to bonds and within equities we are tilted towards foreign equities.
- The key elements of our thesis for these views remain in place.
- Successful investing requires the appropriate time horizon. Our 12-36 month horizon has proven to add value over time and is well understood by our clients. This approach has been the foundation of the team's success.
Further details
- While this market cycle has been more stable than most, periods of volatility like what we've experienced over past week are not unusual. This is especially true during periods when the Fed is contemplating policy tightening.
- Last fall we had a decline of almost 10% that was erased in only 3 weeks and the market moved higher from there. This demonstrates the risk of short term decision making without the support of fundamentals.
- Each episode is different. In this case we have a combination of emerging market fears combined with concern about a potential Fed policy error.
- Key thesis for remaining overweight equities is in place:
- Valuation: We see the vast majority of valuation metrics in a range around fair value (Price-to-earnings, Price-to-book, Price-to-cash flow, discounted cash flow, etc.). Q2 earnings season was decent particularly ex-energy.
- Cycle: Below trend but signs of health. Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data, a key indication of the manufacturing sector's economic health remains supportive in US and Europe. Additionally, employment and housing data in US remain supportive. China is a concern but at this time does not offset health elsewhere.
- Policy: Fed has left themselves an out but even modest tightening should not problematic to the global economy. European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of Japan (BOJ) put remains in place, particularly if longer term inflation expectations do not recover meaningfully. BOJ could act soon given 7% appreciation of the yen vs. the dollar.
- Time horizon for our views is 12-36 months. The market continues to focus on shorter and shorter time horizons leaving fewer participants focusing on medium to long term. Our discipline has been key to our success.


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Is anxiety getting you down and negatively impacting your life? It is important to find a method that helps you manage your stress. People employ various aids to relieve stress, such as yoga, controlled breathing or professionally recommended interventions. Information on techniques like these can be found in this article.
Manage your daily stress to keep your running anxiety away. When your stress rises, your anxiety can too. Delegating some of your responsibilities at your work place, and at home, can help reduce the level of stress and pressure in your life. In addition, be certain to get enough time to decompress and unwind during the day.
Listening to music is an excellent anxiety reducer. Playing an album you love can be a great idea when you feel anxiety coming on. Try to follow along with every note. You will soon forget the thing that is making you anxious. Try to entertain your mind at all times.
Share your most significant fear with a confidant, and make an effort to exaggerate its importance when you do. After sharing this greatly exaggerated story and hearing how preposterous it sounds, you might be able to visualize your true fear from a new perspective.
Talk positive to yourself when you awaken each day. Tell yourself how you'd like to feel and how the day should go, and be positive about it. Try your hardest to have a good day.
When the outer world brings too much anxiety, reduce your intake of news and current events. Catch up on world events for a small period of time each day, but don't dwell on external issues you are unable to control.
Set daily goals for yourself. Work through these goals and and keep a good focus along the way. When you focus, you keep your mind busy as well as keep out negative thoughts from harming your brain.
Although it seems like a simple thing, enjoying a hearty laugh can go a long way in relieving anxious feelings. Humor is a great way to decrease the symptoms of anxiety and may help prevent the onset of an anxiety attack.
Amino acids can really help your anxiety. A lot of people lack the proper nutrition and have low production of serotonin. A lot of good books, including one called The Mood Cure, talk about treatment plans where you can use nutritional supplements to cut or erase your anxiety.
In life, you need to accept things you cannot change. There is no secret way to eliminate the unexpected happenings of a normal life. Worrying doesn't solve problems on its own or give you the predictable results you may crave. Focusing on the future will make you incapable of enjoying the present moment. Simply embrace the concept of uncertainty, and understand that it is unnecessary to always have instant solutions to thorny problems.
Start by writing things down on a diary. Many sufferers find that there is no place to release the building of anxious thoughts that they feel. If you can "dump" all the distracting thoughts into a journal or log, your brain will be allowed to concentrate on present happenings, instead of having to focus on anxiety-inducing events from the past or future.
Give yourself a daily goal, then focus on working hard enough to achieve it. This will help you focus all day, which keeps negative thoughts away and minimizes anxiety. Use your time constructively.
Exercising can alter your brain chemicals. Decreased serotonin levels may prompt anxiety attacks, but physical exertion can remedy them. Walking your dog, working out at the gym, or gardening all stimulate your brain to relax you. Doing this not only contains your levels of anxiety, but it wards off depression too.
When you feel anxiety coming on, find an activity to distract yourself. Stay near fun, upbeat people whenever possible. This can help end all of your anxious thoughts and that can really help you to relax because you're not concentrating on your anxiety.
Practice staying in the present. Anxious people tend to put too much emphasis on the past or the future, and miss out on the joy of the present. This can cause panic, worry, and other emotions which causes panic attacks. Just keep your thoughts on present events, and do not think of anything else.
Are you looking for a sure-bet to kick anxiety to the curb? When you are able to tap into your sense of humor, you help reduce your anxiety. Find something to be happy and thankful for. In the midst of an anxiety attack, think about something funny that will give you a good laugh.
When you are feeling anxious, one of the cures is to watch a comedy that you enjoy. A funny movie will help you to either forget or push back your anxiety in favor of more positive feelings.
Trying new soothing beverages can be a great way to get your anxiety under control. There are people who believe chamomile tea is an excellent de-stressor. This kind of tea can help get rid of stress.
Sometimes singing a silly song, or dancing a little dance move can help to stop your anxiety by distracting you. Distracting yourself is the easiest way to get yourself through an anxiety attack. Do what you can, given the surrounding you are in.
If you'd like to keep your anxiety levels at a minimum, try signing up for a yoga class with some friends. Yoga is an excellent way to focus your energy and decrease anxiety symptoms. The exercise can help you feel exuberance by creating physical balance.
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Hot tea offers instant anxiety relief to many people. Although you may find temporary relief, seek medical advice if needed. If your anxiety doesn't improve over time, it is wise to seek help from a medical professional.
An approach to reducing anxiety that many find helpful is to explore the effects of many natural, organic beverages. Many people swear by chamomile tea and recommend it is a great way to de-stress. Try drinking chamomile tea before going to bed or when you feel stressed.
Join a support group. Oftentimes, those who suffer from anxiety are not understood. Being amongst people that know how you feel, and who have experienced similar situations, can help improve your feelings. You can share ideas and gain support from people who understand your unique situation.
If your sleep gets interrupted by a serious anxiety attack, take action against it immediately. Get up, walk around, fetch a glass of water, or watch some television. These activities can really help to reduce your anxiety. Keep moving around though; it will go away quicker this way, and you will be able to get a good night's rest.
Many times an introverted person suffers from social anxiety. One way to conquer this is by finding enjoyable activities you can do by yourself or might do with others. Some examples of this are running, chess, cycling and photography. That way, when you want to have company, you will know you will be able to enjoy the activity at the very least.
Doing yoga with friends is a fantastic way of reducing your anxiety. Yoga is beneficial to clearing your head of problems, and allowing you to focus energy on current tasks. These exercises can help with physical balance which can help you feel better.
Always get a good night's sleep when dealing with anxiety. Lack of sleep may surely make anxious thoughts and feeling much worse. When you don't get enough sleep, it is even possible for your anxieties to cause physical pain. You should attempt to get around seven to nine hours of rest a night.
Make sure to have some time for you if anxiety is a problem. Too much work with little time for relaxation is a leading creator of stress and anxiety. Allocate yourself one single hour to do something that you love, whether it be reading, crafts or an episode of your favorite TV show.
Acupuncture could be a key to helping control your anxiety. Acupuncture is a treatment that focuses on relaxing your entire body, and is used to treat a variety of symptoms and illnesses. Check to see if your insurance company will cover acupuncture treatments.
You know the saying 'laughter is the best medicine', so laugh as much as you can. Laughing brings happiness which lowers anxiety. Watch TV comedies, or hang around funny friends. You will have less anxiety if you find reasons to laugh all the time.
When you feel anxious find different ways to become distracted. Flexing your cognitive muscles with books and puzzles is useful in alleviating anxiety. A little mental exertion is a terrific way to distract yourself and keep you from focusing on your anxieties for a little while.
Seek out a support group in your area or online. Many times, people with anxiety are misunderstood. Finding a group of people who understand what you are dealing with, can make a huge difference in how you feel. You can share what works for you, and get support that can help you keep going.
Try to take heed of what you eat. There are some foods, such as sweets and caffeine, that can make anxiety worse. You should instead turn to fruit, almonds, yogurt, vegetables and whole grain foods to help lessen anxiety. Try keeping track of what you eat, and write down how bad your stress is after you eat to find out which foods are affecting you in a negative way. Make a dedicated effort to change for the better.
You should focus on, not only your medical approach, but a natural one as well. Your doctor can evaluate your condition and prescribe medications to help. While natural approaches, for example dietary changes, can have a huge effect on your anxiety levels. Those who use several different kinds of treatments tend to have more success.
Try to rub your hands for about 20 seconds and then placing them on your eyes to help you relax. This is a technique that people use to deal with their anxious feelings. Give it a try to see if it helps you.
Do not watch television news. The news is full of depressing, anxiety inducing incidents, so just shut it off. The news emphasizes these things to get the attention of viewers. News reporters rarely cover positive things that happen every single day.
Those with heart conditions don't have issues discussing them with their doctor. Do not hesitate in going to see a professional if you need to talk about your problems. Anxiety is a condition, and severe anxiety requires medical attention.
Always keep in mind that other people out there are going through the same struggles as you. There is a giant selection of things you can buy at a health store that can help your anxiety. Keep in mind that you aren't the only one suffering from anxiety, and there are a number of ways to treat anxiety.
Have a professional evaluate your anxiety. It can be difficult to assess your own situation and an outside observer may be better able to ascertain the causes of your anxiety. Professionals can help you figure out why you are anxious and how to deal with it.
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An anxiety attack can sometimes mimic the symptoms of a heart attack. A big difference is that an anxiety attack will pass, while a heart attack will not. Do not try diagnosing your condition, as this can prove fatal. Call for medical help right away if you feel that you are actually experiencing a heart attack.
Stay up to date on your credit card payments. This can reduce your anxieties. Late payments and subsequent threatening letters from your credit card company can dramatically increase you anxiety levels. Be sure that every bill you have is paid on time, so you're able to relax.
Long vacations that bust stress are not always possible, but getting a minimum of one day off a week is a good idea. Do something relaxing on your off day that you wouldn't normally do.
Be certain to follow these tips when you feel anxious. Some ideas may work better for you than others, but none of them work if you try none. You will begin to see results if you remain patient and continue to work to reduce your stress.
If you feel the need to see a therapist, ensure that you do that. Sometimes people become overwhelmed with anxiety because they have no one to talk to about their problems, and they feel like they don't want to burden their friends and family with their problems. Talking to a therapist helps to relieve anxiety.


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A symbol of the University of Southern California, Tommy Trojan is one of the most recognizable public faces at the school, despite being a mascot not an athlete. He already has a life-size bronze statue on campus, and now he has his own socks. There's no better way to show your school spirit than with these comfortable, reinforced heel-and-toe, supportive socks. Fight On!
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The role of Strategy is to seek out and realize opportunities to advance IT's ability to support, enable and transform Tufts. This includes analyzing technology trends, driving innovation and encouraging the adoption of new technologies, models, roles and processes that create better outcomes for students, faculty, research, staff and other constituents.
Enterprise Architecture
The overall goal of enterprise architecture is to enable TTS and our constituents to achieve positive and cohesive university-wide results in support of Tufts mission and objectives.
Enterprise architecture helps to ensure that technical solutions and services are well designed to solve business problems effectively, flexibly and securely while striving to provide a satisfying user experience.
The scope of enterprise architecture includes establishing guiding principles, defining standards, promoting best practices, and specifying the information technologies, tools and technical components to be used to provide innovative solutions to the Tufts community.
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Guiding principles are clear, concise and actionable statements that communicate TTS core values and provide direction in support of IT decision making.
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R&D of resorbable medical devices
New medical devices are developed to enable quicker, easier and safer surgery. This will reduce risk of complications and shorten time needed for recovery.
Absorbable/resorbable medical devices are left in the body where after they are safely resorbed by the tissue.
The innovative resorbable surgical products of the company are unique and protected by patent(s). Devices in development are intended for urology and orthopaedics. LigaTie® is initially intended for veterinary surgery and is clinically tested.
Latest publications: Resorbable Self-Locking Implant for Lung Lobectomy Through Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: First Live Animal Application, by Guedes et al, Surgical Innovation, 2018-01-03
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Ligation of the mesovarium in dogs with a self-locking implant of a resorbable polyglycolic based co-polymer: a study of feasability and comparison to suture ligation, by da Mota Costa et al in BMC Research Notes, April 2016
PhD thesis, development project and initial tests of LigaTie®: A resorbable device for ligation of blood vessels. Subtitle: Development, assessment of surgical procedures and clinical evaluation. 2012
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KINGSTON, N.Y. >> Snow and sleet is expected to continue until 5 p.m. Wednesday, then turn to freezing rain and sleet, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
By the time the day is over, the region is expected to have snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches.
On Wednesday night, expect freezing rain, and sleet before 10 p.m., then a chance of snow showers between 10 p.m. and midnight. Temperatures will dip to about 19 degrees. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible overnight.
On Thursday, it is expected to be mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
The winter weather advisory will continue until 4 a.m. Thursday.
The wintry precipitation is expected to continue to create difficult travel conditions, including during the Wednesday evening commute. Motorists should be prepared for reduced visibilities at times. Snowfall rates of half inch to an inch per hour are expected during the late morning before snow mixes with sleet and freezing rain in the afternoon and evening.
The city of Kingston has declared a snow emergency. Vehicles may only be parked on the odd-numbered side of streets Wednesday, which means the sides of the streets where there are odd-numbered houses.
Beginning at 7 a.m. Thursday, vehicles must be moved to the even-numbered sides of the streets, which means the sides of the streets where there are even house numbers. Vehicles not in compliance with these parking restrictions may be ticketed and towed.
Snow emergency routes will be maintained as priorities for plowing throughout the storm. Refuse and recycling are expected to be picked up as scheduled as long as conditions allow.
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Get it in Writing: The Landlord's Law
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There's a lesson that all experienced property managers and property owners have learned but not all of them follow. It's an obvious piece of advice that everyone should know but not everyone follows.? But, if you do you're certain to save yourself from future problems and possible lawsuits.
The tip? Get it in Writing! Yes, its advice you've heard a million times, in fact it's advice you don't even need to hear, you already know it. And yet, you don't always get everything in writing. You're afraid to insult someone, it slips your mind, you assume it's understood by both parties, there are a ton of reasons/excuses for not getting a written contract and none of them are valid.
With a rental property there are a lot of clauses and conditions that need to be covered. Your state and local laws may cover some of them for you, but it's still a good idea to make sure your tenant is aware of the facts and has a copy of the information in their files. Not only should you get all the paperwork out of the way when you begin a landlord/tenant relationship, but if the situation should change in any way those changes should be in writing as well. If a 12-month lease has expired and you're going to switch to a month by month arrangement then you have to have this in writing as well. It's tedious and can be a little insulting but in the long run you'll be more than happy that you became a stickler for details and stood by your paperwork.


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We had a great Thanksgiving weekend with apples just flying off the hill. Thanks to some persistent pickers the upick is officially sold out. Thanks for a great 2017 season!
We had a great Thanksgiving weekend with apples just flying off the hill. Thanks to some persistent pickers the upick is officially sold out. Thanks for a great 2017 season!
This weekend we will have Empire and Spartan available at $1/lb, cash only. There is still some Macs, Cortland, and Honey Crisp leftover from last week but supplies are low.
We will be open everyday 10 until 6pm, including Thanksgiving Monday. Seems crazy but we are coming to the end of our season so we will keep you informed beyond that!
This weekend we will have Macs, Cortland, and limited amount of Honey Crisp (they are just starting so some aren't quite red enough!). The HC are $2/lb, everything else is $1/lb and we are cash only. Looks like another great weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone!
We have been lucky with the weather so far this year and it looks set to continue!
This weekend we will have Ginger Gold, Macs, and Gala available in the orchard. There will also be limited Alexander and crab apples available. Everything is $1.00/lb and we are cash only. Look forward to seeing everyone!
Well we are gearing up for another year. Just a quick note to indicate that we will be open mid September 2017. The hot dry weather is pushing the apples along. I'll be sure to update with more details as that time gets closer!
Well it was an extended season due to our large crop but our u-pick is finally closed! Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy the apples and the view; it was definitely a great season. If you haven't had your apple fix then our outlet is still open with Honey Crisp, Spartan, Empire, Ambrosia, and Cortland. We also have a lot of feed apples available (50lb bag for $10) by calling or texting Chuck at 474-3301.
Thanks again everyone and please check back as we will be updating the website and Facebook every once and a while to give you a sneak peek as to how our orchard works in the off season.
Our season is coming to a close but we will be open this weekend with lots of Cortland, Empire, and Spartan as well as some Honey Crisp and limited Macs. As always we are cash only.
The picture is of our Empire apple trees which is a new variety to a lot of people. It originates from New York state and is a mix between MacIntosh and Red Delicious. It has a sweet – tart like taste which makes it my favourite. Come out for a beautiful fall weekend and give them a try!
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Why spend all day in school when you can be outdoors?
A group of kindergarten and Grade 1 students from Connaught Street School in Fredericton was given the opportunity to drop their books, get on the bus and pick some apples.
Wyn Everett works at Everett Family Orchard, where the children ventured. She said she often receives groups of children at the orchard in the autumn. Not only is it a bonus to the orchard, she said the children learn something.
"We love having the children here. It teaches them that apples grow on trees and not at the grocery store. It helps them to see agriculture at its finest," said Everett.
Everett is not alone in thinking the orchard has educational value. The students' teacher Jackie Spin agrees.
"It's important to kind of get in touch with our local farmers … learn about good nutrition," said Spin.
The young apple pickers aren't likely to need apples for a while judging by the size of their hauls and the difficulty missing baby teeth present when eating them.
This week we will have Honey Crisp at $1.50/lb as well as Mac, Cortland, Empire, Gala, and Spartan at $1.00/lb.
We'll be open everyday 10-6 including Thanksgiving Monday and are cash only. This week is NB wellness week so be sure to get your apple a day!
It's that time of year! Honey Crisp and Cortland will be available starting Friday (Sept 30th). We will also have Macs as well as limited Lobo, Imperial Gala, and Ginger Gold.
The Honey Crisp is $1.50/lb and everything else is $1.00/lb. We are open 10-6 and are cash only. The weather is looking great for the next several days so see you out in the orchard!


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Club cruises are a great way to both meet other members and gain experience with the security of having others around. In particular, cross-channel cruises can be a great way to make your first crossing in company. Cruises are for both sail and motor yachts. Cruises are currently being planned for 2018.
We run a number of racing events, many of these in conjunction with the Yacht Clubs of Weymouth. Racing is a great way to hone your boat handling skills and meet members of your own and other clubs. Dates for 2018 will be included as soon as they are confirmed.
The Royal Dorset Yacht Club organises, and takes part in, a number of sailing events, for those who like to cruise and race. These events are not just for sailing members; we encourage non-sailing members to take part.
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'Jazzfest Numbers May Hit Flat Note' ..... Susan Tedeschi ….. Jamie Masefield and JMP ..... Jazz Plugs In ….. Clapton and Robert Randolph & The Family Band
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This is a look at ticket sales projections for the 2004 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which opens today.
'Give singer-guitarist Tedeschi a tour, her kid and a crowd and she's happy.'
'Project brings revolutionary jazz to Revolution.'
An overview of electric (and electronic) jazz.
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Ok babes, I have just gone online to purchase my dream bralette and I see it is sold out? oh heeelll no, please tell me she is coming back in stock haha (nervous laugh)
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Hey baby! We are so sorry but unfortunately she won't be coming back in stock :( All our designs are handmade in limited numbers and once sold out, they are gone for good.
BUT the one you do choose to make yours forever ~ she will be only one of a few.
I've left my gift to the last minute? hunny bun may murder me.
Heeyyyy baby we see you, and we're here for you!
You can purchase our gift cards here and choose the option to have it beautifully packaged or emailed.
How convenient right? we've got your last minute.com back covered.
My back is broad, my boobs are small?
Sounds like you need to pop us a mail and request a custom size, its at no additional cost. Yay!
because we would have to be mad to justify charging you extra because you don't fit into a standard size.
Ok babes, these bralettes aren't going to hold up one of my boobs?
We hear you honey. whilst we would love to offer support to all sizes, we have yet to enrol in an engineering course, however we never say never! (baby steps - we're still a baby brand) We'd like our bustier babes to see this as an opportunity to be free, be comfortable and feel beautiful. Only catch, you can't run a marathon whilst wearing them, our personal recommendation is not to run.
Mail us for custom sizes and we'll help you out darlin!
I am kind of sitting in Hawaii, but man I would really love this bra.
Aloha babe! Yeah man, we're jealous.
Good news is we ship worldwide at a flat rate and we accept all currencies through our online card payments. even more crazy, the shipping time is sometimes the same as our local time. mad right? I know, this world.
I would just really like to talk to someone about what size would be best, the level of comfy'ness I can expect, where I should next go on holiday and whether life really is too short to have dinner before dessert?
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And yes, dessert first. always.
I am a pretty talented person/company and I would just love to collaborate?
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I do not have a credit card/can't pay online?
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Ok, our hearts just broke. :( but again we feel you. AND we have the answer!
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